Fabric-marking machine.



No. 719,516. PATENTBD IBB. 3, 1903.

l A. I. SCHMIBDL. FABRIC MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTON J. SCHMIEDL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FABRIC-MARKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,516, dated February3, 1903.

Application filed July 16, 1902.

To all 11i/tom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON ISCHMTEDL, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement inFabric-Marking Machines, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention is designed to enable fthe spacings for buttonholes,buttons, or hooks and eyes to be marked on fabrics with facility andrapidity and to insure the spaciugs for the buttons or hooks on onepiece of the fabric being in proper position with reference to thespacings for the buttonholes or eyes on the other piece.

It is also an object of my invention to enable the spacingmarkers to beadjusted with facility to suit variations in the spacings.

In carrying out my invention I employ a rocking frame carrying a seriesof perforating-fingers adapted to be depressed through the fabric and toform perforations therein corresponding with the desired spacings.Suitable means are employed to enable the perforators to be adjusted tosuit the desired spacing, and means may be employed to enable theperforators to apply coloring-matter to the fabric to mark the spacings.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan View of my cloth-marking machine.Fig. 2 is a front elevation of' the same. Fig. 3 is a plan viewillustrating the marking of the cloth, and Fig. 4 is a cross-section onthe line 4 of Fig. 2.V

a is the base-frame, in the rear of which is pivoted a rocking frame b,carried on a pin b in uprights b2 on the base-frame.

c is a frame carried on the rocking frame b and having its front portionc extending longitudinally over the base-frame. The frame cis preferablyconnected with the rocking frame b by a bolt c2 and transverse slot c3,by which its position may be adjusted on the rocking frame b.

d represents fingers connected at the rear with the longitudinal portionc of the frame c by toggles d', to which they are pivotally connected bypivots d2, having clamping-heads by which the rear ends of the fingersmay be secured to the toggles. The front ends of the fingers d projectforward between a longitudinal bar e and a clamping-plate f, carried bythe frame c. As shown, the ends of the bar and clampin g-plate f arecarried by screws e on the sena No. 115,754. or@ model.)

frame c, and springs e2 are inserted between the ends of the bar andplate. This allows greater freedom of movement in the clamp.- ing-plate.Glamping-screwsf between the bar e and plate fenable the plate to bedrawn up or tightened, so as to clamp the outer ends of the fingers. Theheads of the fingers d are provided with eyes g to receiveperforatingneedles g, which may be adjusted vertically in the eyes andare held in place by setyscrews g2.

The front o. of the base-frame o. is provided with a series of holes 7L,adapted tok receive the needles g, which are spaced to provide for thevariations in the spacing of the but- `tonhole-marks, dac. In thepreferred form the front a' is formed with a longitudinal channel t',the top of which is closed by a scale j, in which are formed the holes hfor the perforating-needles, so that the distances between successiveperforations may be determined and the needles adjusted accordingly.

By loosening the screws f' to unclamp the clamping-barfand loosening thescrews d2 the fingers d may be adjusted to bring the`perf'oratng-needles g at the proper distance apart, the same beingreadily determined by the scale j and perforations h. When the fingers dare properly adjusted, the screws d2 are tightened and the fingers areclamped by the adjustment of the clamping-barfby the screwsf. The clothis then placed over the scalej and the rocking frame c is depressed,forcing the perforating-needles'g through the cloth, and thus markingthe points at which the buttonholes are to be formed or the buttons orhooks and eyes are to beattached.

In Fig. 3 I have Jillustrated the formation of the marks in two piecesof cloth intended to form the opening or placket of a garment, in one ofwhich the buttonholes are to be formed or the hooks attached and to theother of which the buttons or eyes are to be secured. The edges of thesetwo pieces are placed one over the other in the position they shouldoccupy when united and are then placed together over the scale j, andthe needles g are depressed and form in each piece the perforations g3,which mark the points at which the buttonholes are to be worked or thebuttons, hooks, or eyes to be IOO attached. When material of dark coloris used, it is sometimes desirable that means should be employed to markthe perforations. For this purpose the channel z' may be filled withchalk or with a liquid coloring substance, which will be taken up by theperforating-needles and applied to the perforations. To enable theneedles to more readily take up the chalk or coloring-matter and applyit to the fabric, they may be formed with eyes g4 or channels, and, ifdesired, a small cord fm may be passed through the eye of the needle andformed in a loop about the screw g2, which will take up thecoloring-matter and apply it to the fabric. (See dotted lines in Fig.2.)

Any means may be employed for depressing the frames b and c and needlesg. In the construction shown n is a spring acting on the rocking frame band holding it normally in elevated position. The rear end of the frameb isA acted on by a cam o, carried on a shaft o', journaled in bracketso2 of the baseframe and operated by a pulley p.

s is an adjustable gage, carried by the base-frame a to guide theoperator in placing the material in position on the scalej.

The details of construction shown may be varied without departing frommy invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is asfollows:

1. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of a fabric-support, arocking frame, a series of independently-adjustable perforating-fingerscarried by said rocking frame and extending over saidfabric-support,where by they may be adjusted with reference to oneanother to vary the distance between adjacent perforations formed in thefabric, and means to clamp said performing-fingers in adjusted position.

2. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of a fabric-support, arocking frame, a series of independent perforating--fingers,in dependently-adjustable connections between each of said fingers and therocking frame, and a clamp common to all of said ingers to clamp themsimultaneously in adjusted position.

3. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of a longitudinalfabric-support provided with a scale, a rocking frameha series ofindependently-adjustable perforating-tingers carried by said rockingframe and extending on said fabric-support, whereby they may be adjustedwith reference to one another to vary the distance indicated by saidscale between adjacent perforations formed in the fabric, and means toclamp said perforatingfingers in adjusted position.

4. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of a rocking frame, aseries of lingers provided on their outer ends with perforating-needles,toggles pivotally connecting said fingers with the rocking frame, meansto clamp said toggles with the fingers, and means to clamp the fingerswith their toggles against movement.

5. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of a rocking frame, aseries of perforating-fingers, toggles pivotally connecting the inner`ends of said fingers with the rocking frame, means to clamp said toggleswith the fingers, and clamping devices carried by the rocking frame toclamp said lingers and toggles against movement after they have beenadjusted.

6. In afabric-marking machine, the combination of a rocking frame,a bare carried thereby and extending longitudinally, a clampingplatefarranged parallel with the bar e, a series of adjustableperforating-ngers carried by the rocking frame and projecting betweenthe bar e and clamping-framef, and means to adjust said clamping-frameto clamp the perforating-tingers between it and the bar e.

7. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of a longitudinalfabric-support having a recessed portion to contain coloring-matter, arocking frame, and a series of independently-adjustableperforating-fingers carried by said rocking frame and having theirperforators arranged over saidrecessed portions of the fabric-support,with provision for adjustment with reference to one another` to vary thedistance between adjacent perforations formed in the fabric and adaptedwhen depressed to receive the coloring-matter and impart it to thefabric, whereby a series of colored perforations may be formedin thefabric, the relative distances between which may be varied.

8. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of a longitudinalfabric-support having a recessed portion to contain coloring-matter, arocking frame, and a series of independently-adjustableperforating-fingers carried by said rocking frame and having theirperforators arranged over said recessed portion of the fabric-support,and adj usted when depressed to receive the coloring-matter and impartit to the fabric, whereby a series of colored perforations may be formedin the fabric and the distances between said perforations may be varied.

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

ANTON J. SGHMIEDL.

Witnesses:

R. M. KELLY, E. GALL.

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